From Pasoori Nu to Kala Chashma: 9 hit viral songs that were recreated for Bollywood films

The recent film adaptation of the Pakistani hit song Pasoori in Kartik Aryan's Satyaprem Ki Katha has once again highlighted how Bollywood often relies on old hits to recreate the same magic in a new way. Most claim to be inspired by the original but in reality are almost similar sounding, with only certain tweaks in the lyrics.

Last year's global hit Pasoori by Ali Sethi has been adapted and recreated as Pasoori Nu in Satyaprem Ki Katha. The song sung by Arijit Singh and Tulsi Kumar has received backlash from fans on social media with many questioning the need to recreate a song that is so fresh in everyone's memory.

Here are the other times when classic hit songs were refurbished for Bollywood films. Some worked well with the audience while others were panned.

Manike

Remember Sri Lankan singer Yohani's hit song Manike Mage Hithe, which became an instant hit across the sub-continent last year? The song eventually was reworked as Manike with Jubin Nautiyal and Yohani doing the playback. The song was part of Thank God and featured Sidharth Malhotra and Nora Fatehi.

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